Species details

Gilded amanita

Amanita franchetii

Poisonous

Description

A grey-brown to yellowish-brown Amanita with yellowish warty veil remnants on the cap and yellowish remnants around the stem base.

Identification features

The cap is grey-, yellow- to olive-brown and densely covered with grey to yellowish warts. Gills are white to cream and free. The stem has a hanging ring and a bulbous base with yellowish veil remnants.

Identification checklist

Check the colour and distribution of veil remnants, free white gills, hanging ring, and especially yellowish flaky zones around the bulbous base.

Detailed features

Cap: The cap is grey-, yellow- to olive-brown and densely covered with grey to yellowish warts.
Hymenophore: Gills are white to cream and free.
Stem: The stem has a hanging ring and a bulbous base with yellowish veil remnants.
Flesh: White to pale, without a strong colour change.
Smell: Mild to indistinct.
Spore print: White.

Habitat

Mycorrhizal in deciduous and mixed woodland, often with beech and on calcareous soils, from summer into autumn.

Fruiting period

June, July, August, September, October

Ecology

Trophic mode: Mycorrhizal
Host trees: Beech (Fagus)
Substrate: Forest soil
Soil: Calcareous
Notes: Mycorrhizal in deciduous and mixed woodland, often with beech and on calcareous soils, from summer into autumn.

How to separate similar species

The blusher can look similar but normally reddens when damaged. Rain can wash away yellowish veil remnants, so a single colour feature is not sufficient.

Similar species

Interesting facts

Did you know? Yellowish veil remnants on the cap and at the stem base are an important clue.